Respiratory Care Specialty Option
Near the end of the internship year at MeritCare, student interns are responsible for designing a Specialty Option. This specialty consists of RC 494-Individual Study (4 credits) and a minimum of 12 credits of special electives. These special electives should be closely related to the clinical experience obtained in RC 494. They are part of the same 'total package'.
The format for each written proposal should consist of at least the following:
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your goals and objectives for the specialty proposed
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a listing of each special elective course to be included in your option with an explanation as to how each course helps you to meet your goals
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a statement explaining how your RC 494 clinical experiences will impact upon your goals for the specialty option
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a summary statement.
Additional guidelines for the written proposal will be provided by MeritCare Respiratory Care program faculty. Proposals are presented prior to completion of the internship to the RC Consortial Committee for approval. Once approved, any changes must occur by petition to the Committee.
RC 494-Individual Study includes classroom instruction, clinical specialty hours, and a research project.
The classroom portion consists of eight lecture hours related to Respiratory Care professional and leadership topics. The clinical portion consists of 160 hours of clinical experience in one of the following specialty areas: neonatal/pediatric general or intensive care, adult general or intensive care, cardiopulmonary diagnostics, sleep medicine, pulmonary rehabilitation, home care, education, management. These hours can be completed summer session, June or July, or during fall semester.
The research project will consist of journal or original research. Publication guidelines will be provided by MeritCare Respiratory Care program faculty.
Special Electives
Each student will be required to complete a minimum of 12 credits of 300-400 level courses. These credits must include one course from the COMMUNICATION and one course from the SOCIOLOGY categories below. The following courses are recommended:
COMMUNICATION: Minimum of one course (3 credits) |
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H&CE 341-Leadership & Presentation Techniques (3) |
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Comm 308-Business and Professional Speaking (3) |
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Comm 315-Small Group Communication (3) |
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Comm 380-Health Communication I (3) |
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Comm 381-Patient-Provider Communication (3) Pre-req: B or better in Comm 112, 114, 212 |
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Comm 383-Organizational Communication (3)
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SOCIOLOGY: Minimum of one course (3 credits) |
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SOC 426-Sociology of Medicine (3) |
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SOC 440-Sociology of Aging (3) |
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SOC 441-Sociology of Death (3) |
OTHER: Minimum of 6 credits |
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BIOL 315/315L-Genetics and Lab (3, 1) |
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BUSN 350-Foundations of Management (3) |
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BUSN 351-Foundations/Organizational Behavior (3) |
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CDFS 320-Prenatal, Infant/Toddler Development (3) |
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CDFS 330-Child Development (3) |
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CDFS 350-Fundamentals of Hospital Child Life (3) |
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CDFS 450-Adolescent Development (3) |
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CDFS 460-Adult Development and Aging (3) |
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CDFS 475-Children/Families Across Cultures (3) |
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CDFS 482-Family Dynamics of Aging (3) |
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CDFS 488-Exceptional Child and Family (3) |
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CLS 435-Hematology (2) |
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EDUC 321-Intro. to Teaching (3) |
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EDUC 322-Educational Psychology (3) |
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HNES 351-Metabolic Basis of Nutrition (4) |
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HNES 441-Health and Safety Services (3) |
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HNES 465/466-Physiology of Exercise and Lab (3, 1) |
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MICR 460/460L-Pathogenic Microbiology and Lab (3,
2) |
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MICR 470/471-Basic Immunology and Lab (3, 2) |
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PHRM 300-Principles of Clinical Pharmacology (3) |
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PSYC 322-Thinking and Making Decisions (3) |
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PSYC 350-Research Methods I (3) |
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PSYC 471-The Psychology of Aging (3) |
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Other 300-400 level courses not listed here may be taken
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